Were Adam and Eve Real People?

Were Adam and Eve Real People?

Full Question What is the Catholic Church’s teaching on the belief that Adam and Eve were merely symbols and not literally our first parents? Answer Pope Pius XII addressed this question in his 1950 encyclical Humani Generis. He identifies this belief as a...
Does Jesus Condemn Praying the Rosary?

Does Jesus Condemn Praying the Rosary?

Full Question Jesus says, “Use not vain repetitions as the heathens do” (Matt. 6:7, King James Version). Doesn’t this prove that Catholics are wrong in praying the rosary? Answer There are three ways we can respond. First, Jesus is not condemning repetitious...